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yakkhaṁ

yakkhā

accusative singular masculine of yakkhā

1. yakkha (powerful nature spirit or demon)
2. supernatural being

Built from

• yakkhā — root · yakkha, spirit
  A borrowed word, not analyzed into Pali morphemes. Attested in Sanskrit as yakṣa and in later Indian languages; the ultimate origin is uncertain but likely non-Indo-European.
• -ṁ — ending · accusative sg.
  Marks the direct object or goal of the action; here the yakkha is being addressed or referred to as the object.

Analysis. Not a transparent compound; yakkhā is an early borrowing, possibly from a Dravidian or non-Indo-European source, attested also in Sanskrit (yakṣa). The -a- stem is masculine, and -ṁ is the accusative singular ending.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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